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England Test Series: The Drinking Game
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
To maximize your enjoyment of the much anticipated test series between South Africa and England, here are some guidelines for a drinking game to play with your friends while watching it.
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Athlete’s Warm-Up Goes Viral, Dubbed “Hottest Hurdler Ever” [VIDEO]
20 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
A warm-up routine by an Australian hurdler has racked up nearly 500 000 views in the past two days on YouTube. Michelle Jenneke was filmed just before her race during the IAAF World Junior Championship last weekend in Barcelona.
The video shows her smiling, hopping up and down, wiggling her hips, and waving to the crowd. Thanks to some super corny music that was added to the footage, along with slowing down some of her movements, we now have a video titled: The Hottest Hurdler Ever”.
But did her enthusiastic preparation help? Hell yes! Check her out – soaring past her competitors, and flying ahead to win first place!Check it out below:
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Things We Learned From The League Phase Of Super Rugby
19 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers what we have been able to glean from a totally new format of Super Rugby – the league phase.
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Nick Farr-Jones And Colin Charvis Live On 2OV Radio
19 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
As part of the run up to the JAG Invitational celebrity golf tournament, Nick Farr-Jones and Colin Charvis will be joining Ian F and Spike live on the The Ian F Show tomorrow morning. They’ll discuss everything from golf to rugby, and anything Ian and Spike can throw at them. The Investec JAG Invitational celebrity golf tournament, now in its second […]
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“Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage” – Olympic Record Holder
18 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 19 Comments
The 400-metre world record holder, Michael Johnson, says he believes disabled athletes who use prosthetic limbs should NOT be allowed to compete in able-bodied races. This after news broke of Oscar Pistorius’ qualification for this year’s Olympics. Johnson argues that as it has not been disproved whether or not it provides such athletes with an unfair advantage.
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Competition: Win Tickets To The Manchester United Game In Cape Town [CLOSED]
18 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
DHL is giving away two tickets to one lucky 2oceansViber to go to the Manchester United Pre-Season Tour match against Ajax Cape Town at Cape Town Stadium this Saturday. Click through to see how you can win!
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London Olympics Loses 10 000 Security Guards To “Software Glitch”
18 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With the London Olympics a mere ten days away, this is a bit of an embarrassment for Boris Johnson to admit. With the decision to outsource security of the games to private security firm G4S, their last-minute withdrawal has left politicians with no choice but to call up members of the military. Many have just returned from deployment in Afghanistan.
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Knysna Marathon Cancelled
14 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It has just been reported on Twitter, that the Knysna Marathon has been cancelled, due to unsafe conditions. The Knysna Marathon Club released this statement on their website: Due to unsafe conditions the 2012 Pick n Pay Cape Times Knysna Forest Marathon have been cancelled. Your safety is our first concern. We had a long […]
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Manchester United Goalkeeper, Anders Lindegaard, Live On Sox And The City Today
13 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Coming up on the Sox And The City show today, DJ Sox interviews Manchester United goalkeeper, Anders Lindegaard! Be sure to tune in to Sox And The City from 15h00-17h00!
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Mark Boucher: The Career Of A Cricket Legend
12 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, considers why looking at Mark Boucher’s international career is an act of engaging in almost all of South Africa’s modern cricket history.
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The Can Of Pepsi That Cost Ronaldhino $750 000
12 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The rivalry between Coke and Pepsi has been raging for years, each company claiming its own army of celebrity endorsers, sports stars often making up the majority. So what happens when one of these stars drinks from the forbidden cup, like Ronaldhino did at a recent press conference?
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Former Springbok’s Charity Hoax Exposed
12 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Thys Burger, a former springbok rugby player, has been caught out with his hands dirty after it was unveiled that he has been scamming charities out of money. Burger, who was capped at Number 8 three times in the 80’s, is also the father of former Cheetah players and current Blitzbokke player, Philip Burger.
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Amazing ‘Gymkhana 5’ Gets 3,7 Million Views In 24 Hours [VIDEO]
11 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ken Block is back with another crazy-ass stunt drive around San Francisco with Gymkhana 5, and it has gone viral, hard. The video has gained 7.8 million views since it went up on Monday, getting half of that in the first 24 hours.
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Mark Boucher Retires From International Cricket
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
SA Test Cricket legend, Mark Boucher, has announced that he will be retiring from international cricket. This was announced today following a statement read by captain Graeme Smith in Boucher’s absence, who is recovering from eye surgery.
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SANZAR And Their Not So Super Saturday
10 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, asks why we should give a toss about end of season games.
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PUMA Chats To Former F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher
10 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
PUMA recently sat down with seven times F1 World Champion, Michael Schumacher, at Silverstone during 2012 British GP. They spoke about his former and current career, as well as his feelings on motorsport today.
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Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Says Slave Descendants Make Better Athletes
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter, has been quoted as saying that he believes slave descendants make better athletes and that the controversial topic should not be avoided, but rather discussed openly.
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The Roger Federer Article You’ve Been Waiting For (Circa 2006)
09 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
You can always count on the New York Times to spit out the one article that you wanted to talk about or write yourself, but you could never put into words. For all Federer fans, and anyone else who has at least sensed a certain magic to his vibe. This is it. David Foster Wallace […]
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NBC And Google Stage Cyber “War Games” For Olympics
06 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
NBC and Google are planning for the Olympic games to be the largest-ever online offering of a sporting event. The aim is for the games to have 3 500 hours of live streaming footage. Google and NBC are staging “war games” in at least three countries to prepare for the possibility of hacker attacks or hardware malfunction.
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Goal Line Technology In Soccer Set To Be Approved Today
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
How this has taken so long to happen is beyond comprehension, but by all accounts, when the International Football Association Board (IFAB) meet today, goal-line technology is set to get the go-ahead.
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Wimbeldon Fan Gives Player Advice Against Djokovic [VIDEO]
04 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday at Wimbledon, Serbian player Viktor Troicki had the unfortunate task of having to take on his fellow countryman, Novak Djokovic. Things did not go too well. Suddenly a fan shouted from the crowd: “Go to his backhand, Viktor!” He did, and actually won that point!
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Olympic Torch: Kids Try Steal It, Man With Jetpack Flies With It [VIDEO]
03 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
To be honest, I’ve never really followed any of the other olympic torch relays, but this year’s one has been pretty awesome. Kids are trying to steal it, a man with a jetpack is flying with it, and stormtroopers are getting to carry it.
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This Is Tiger Woods’ New $60 Million Bachelor Pad [PICS]
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Following a nasty and expensive divorce last year, Tiger Woods is now preparing to move into his new bachelor pad in Florida. He recently posted pics of his lavish new abode and, even at a glance, it’s safe to say his “bachelor pad” would easily fall into the same category as Tony Stark’s. Click through for pics of his new mansion.
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Tyson And Holyfield Tweet About Ear-Biting & BBQ Sauce [PIC]
02 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Can you believe it has been 15 years since Mike Tyson had a taste of Evander Holyfield’s ear!? Always one to stir the pot a bit, Tyson decided to weigh-in on Holyfield’s new BBQ sauce. He tweeted: “Holyfield’s ear would’ve been much better with his new BBQ sauce.” Check out Holyfield’s reply inside!
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John Mitchell: Messiah, Or A Very Naughty Boy?
29 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
[Image Source: Sports Illustrated] 2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, covers Lion’s coach, John Mitchell’s recent suspension, and asks: are the Lions a bunch of fancy gentlemen with a low capacity for criticism? You know you’ve had a bad season when the coach has been suspended for abusing the players and the public immediately assume that […]
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Buckingham Palace Pit Stop: London’s Formula One Street Race Is Coming
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Bernie Ecclestone, Formula One’s billionaire chief executive, has offered to pay more than £35 million to stage a grand prix in London. Plans are due to be announced later today for a five-kilometre route around some of London’s most famous landmarks, including Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square.
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David Cameron Heckled During Olympic Speech [VIDEO]
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Less than a minute into a speech to mark the month-to-go countdown to the start of the Olympics yesterday, Britain’s prime minister got heckled by a protester. The guy shouted: “Shame on you, David Cameron – you are crippling the poor in London. Shame on you!” Cameron’s response? “Don’t spoil it, sir!”
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Muse’s New Track, “Survival” Is Official Olympic 2012 Song [LISTEN]
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
The London Olympics may be crazily over budget, have an insane opening ceremony planned – with live animals – but they have what has to be the raddest official song in Olympic history, “Survival”, Muse’s new track from their upcoming album The 2nd Law. Click through to listen.
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Dale Steyn Vs Warwick “Wok” Wright [VIDEO]
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Today is Dale Steyn’s 29th birthday, so, on that note, happy birthday from the Vibe, Dale! We dig your vibe. Recently, Dale got together with Warwick “Wok” Wright to do a crossover of their sports. Wok is a professional surfer, and Dale is, well, arguably the best fast bowler in the world. Watch them take each other on at each other’s sports, after the jump.
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Things We Learned From The Third Test Against England
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe’s bi-weekly sports columnist, Sean Wilson, gives us the low-down on last weekend’s disappointing international rugby test against England, considers Morne du Plessis kissing one’s sister, gives a heads up to the fickle Port Elizabeth crowd, and fires off a warning to Pat Lambie’s hair stylist. 1. Sometimes Morne du Plessis’s quote about sisters doesn’t cut […]
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